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the core courses listed below. Additional credits are from elective courses (which are
determined based on interest and career track). FRNSC 801 will serve as the capstone
experience for completion of the MPS degree in Forensic Science.
Degree Requirements - Chemistry Emphasis
A minimum of 41 credits are required for completion of the program, with at least 19 credits
from courses at the 500 and 800-level, and at least 6 credits at the 500 level. Students are
required to take 27 credits from the core courses listed below and 11 additional credits of
Chemistry coursework. Elective credits are from courses which are determined based on interest
and career track. FRNSC 801 will serve as the capstone experience for completion of the
MPS in Forensic Science.
Degree Requirements - Biology Emphasis
A minimum of 42 credits are required for completion of the program, with at least 20 credits
from courses at the 500 and 800-level, and at least 6 credits at the 500 level. Students are
required to take 27 credits from the core courses listed below and 12 additional credits of
Biology coursework. Elective credits are from courses which are determined based on interest
and career track. FRNSC 801 will serve as the capstone experience for completion of the
MPS in Forensic Science.
Core Courses (27 credits)
FORENSIC SCIENCE (FRNSC)
ADD:
• 500. Principles of CSI and Criminalistics I (6)
• 501. Criminalistics II (4)
• 541. Forensic Seminar Series (1)
• 561. Ethics in Forensic Science (1)
• 801. Criminalistics III (4)
• FRNSC 400 (1) – Courtroom Proceedings and Testimony
• FRNSC 410 (2) – A Scientific Approach to Crime Scene Investigation
• FRNSC 411 (3) – Criminalistics: Trace and Impression Evidence
• FRNSC 413 (3) – Criminalistics: Biology
• FRNSC 415W (2) - Laboratory in Crime Scene Investigation
• FRNSC 475 (1) – Forensic Science Seminar
• FRNSC 532 (3) – Drug Chemistry and Toxicology
• FRNSC 894 (6) –Research Projects in Forensic Science
ADDITIONAL COURSES (11/12 credits)
Forensic Chemistry Emphasis (11):
CHEM 425 (3) – Chromatography and Electrochemistry